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DOUBLE STRENGTH OMEGA 3 FISH OIL PURE COLD WATER HEART HEALTH EPA DHA 90 SOFTGEL    US $9.49

OMEGA MAX MAXIMUM HEART BLOOD CIRCULATION STRENGTH OMEGA3 1000mg EPA DHA 30 Gel    US $14.49

EPA DHA Fish Oil – What Is It and Why Do You Need It?

What is EPA DHA fish oil anyway? Is there any truth to the hype about health benefits? Should you bother to spend good money on supplements? These are valid questions so let's see if I can answer them here.

First, let's understand what we mean by EPA DHA fish oil.

Without blinding you with too much science, EPA stands for Eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA stands for Docosahexaenoic acid. They are both long chain, highly unsaturated fatty acids and are the two most important fatty acids that make up omega-3s.

DHA is the most complex of the omega 3 fatty acids--it has 22 carbon molecules as opposed to EPA's 20. This means that your body can convert DHA to EPA if it needs to, just by dropping a couple of molecules, but it can't go the other way around.

The significant thing about this fatty acid is that it is essential for the growth and development of the brain in children and babies. In fact, the human brain pretty much runs on this omega 3: the brain is roughly 60% fat and around 25% of that is DHA.

It improves learning ability, can protect against Alzheimer's Disease and improves eye function. Together with EPA and the other omega 3s, it protects the heart, improves circulation and helps to ward off cancer.

So how does your body get this wonder substance?

Well, your body can't make its own omega 3 fatty acids--it has to get them from your diet. The best sources of these two important omega 3s are fish and algae.

Unfortunately, in our Western diets, we often don't eat enough fish to get a healthy dose of omega 3s. Most of know we should eat more oily fish, but this can be contaminated by mercury, PCBs and dioxins, and fish populations are generally declining the world over.

So what can we do? A high quality EPA DHA fish oil supplement might be your answer. A supplement that sources its fish from clean, uncontaminated waters like the Southern Ocean off the coast of New Zealand will insure you avoid ingesting contaminants. And a product that uses fish species that are plentiful and highly regulated will give you confidence that your need for more omega 3s in your diet won't harm fish stock sustainability.

Make sure you get one that lists both EPA and DHA fish oil on the label. These two work in synergy so don't be fooled by products that list only one or the other.

About the Author

You can find more information about EPA DHA fish oil and the quality products I use myself on my website.
My name is Therese Samson and I promote natural approaches to health and well-being for the whole family at http://www.my-omega-3.com, where you'll find out about the many ways omega 3 fish oil can improve heart, brain and skin health.

Will the DHA and EPA in tinned fish be destroyed due to the high temperatures used in the canning process?

Most canned fish are preserved using high temperatures befor the can is sealed. Surely this will destroy the beneficial fatty acids DHA and EPA in teh fish and turn them 'rancid'?

NO, the tins and cans are sealed and there is not much oxygen available. It is the oxygen that reacts with the fats turning them rancid. (Good question)